1.0.7 • Published 2 years ago
react-light-dark-mode v1.0.7
REACT LIGHT/DARK MODE
A library for switching between dark/light theme. This library uses REACT context API under the hood.
Technologies Used
- HTML
- JavaScript
- React
Features
- Dark/light mode switch function.
- A custom
lightModevariable. - Persisting on page refresh.
Installation
npm install react-light-dark-mode
How to use
- Firstly lets wrap our
<App/>component in<DarkLightModeProvider/>as shown below. So that the whole app has access to the library.
import { DarkLightModeProvider } from "react-light-dark-mode";
ReactDOM.render(
<DarkLightModeProvider>
<App />
</DarkLightModeProvider>,
document.getElementById("root")
);- Next we would need to import the DarkLightModeContext into our component.
This library uses react context API, so we would need to import useContext as well.
The DarkLightModeContext has two properties, i.e lightMode and toggleLightDarkMode.
The toggleLightDarkMode method is used to alternate between light and dark mode, while the lightMode property stores the current theme.
The default is
lightMode = false(This implies dark mode is active and vice versa).
import React, { useContext } from "react";
import { DarkLightModeContext } from "react-light-dark-mode";
function App() {
const { lightMode, toggleLightDarkMode } = useContext(DarkLightModeContext);
const toggleMode = () => {
toggleLightDarkMode();
};
return (
<div>
<button onClick={toggleMode} className="buttonColor">
{lightMode ? "Light Mode Active" : "Dark Mode Active"}
</button>
</div>
);
}
export default App;- The library also adds an active class to the
bodyof the html document. These classes can be used to style components for dark and light theme
If lightMode = false then.
<body class="_darkMode_"></body>Else if lightMode = true then.
<body class="_lightMode_"></body>._darkMode_ .buttonColor {
background-color: "white";
}
._lightMode_ .buttonColor {
background-color: "black";
}If CSS classes won't get the job done for you, then you can also use the
lightModeproperty to conditionally render contentThis library also adds a
localStorage itemi.elightModewhich can again either be true or false. So it remembers the user's choice, even if the browser is closed or session ends.